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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
Andrea
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
arm
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
awaited
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
beauty
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
brace
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
brighten
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
end
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
enhanced
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
FATHER
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From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
friends
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
girl
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
happiest
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
like
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
made
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
marshal
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
mistress
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From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
more
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
new
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
notice
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
officially
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From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
Orestes
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
perceived
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
proclaimed
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From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
Pylades
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
royal
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From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
saluted
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From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The marshal saluted the girl as he might have done were she the officially proclaimed royal mistress.
sight
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
steps
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
strolling
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
swiftness
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
up
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
vestibule
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
vexation
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From this reading They seemed to brighten up still more at the sight of the girl, and made one another notice her beauty, enhanced by her vexation and the swiftness of her steps.
walk
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From this reading At the end of the walk, Andrea perceived her father and the marshal, strolling before the vestibule as they awaited her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
world
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From this reading They seemed the happiest brace of friends in the world: they were arm in arm like a new Orestes and Pylades.
